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In today’s economy we as business owners are all trying every possible avenue we can take in order to save a few buck’s here and there, keep our heads a float while waiting for the shore line of economic downturn to surface. One of the thing’s that a business owner can take advantage of in order to save some money is social networking.
With so many different sites out on the Internet such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and more, there is no reason why a small business shouldn’t have a profile for their company listed on at least two of them. When setting up your profile make sure you make it as easy as possible for people to find you. The more people who find you the more traffic, referrals, and thus business you will receive.
Try offering some sort of sale or deal on your online profile. Something such as if they stop in at the store and mention they saw your ad on Twitter, then they will receive an additional $5.00 off their total purchase including sale items, as suggested on Open Forum.
Social media does not have to be a big time drain at all. Instead, it can be a very inexpensive and very simple way to retain customers and perhaps find a few new ones with little effort and almost no cost at all. You don’t need an extensive online media plan or a high-priced consultant – just go sign up for an account or two, keep it simple, tell your customers about it, and share what you can.